Long-term stabilization of organic solar cells using UV absorbers

Vida Turkovic, Sebastian Engmann, Nikos Tsierkezos, Harald Hoppe, Morten Madsen, Horst-Günter Rubahn, Uwe Ritter and Gerhard Gobsch

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IOPscience

Abstract

We are reporting on the successful implementation of UV absorbers for the long-term stabilization of organic photovoltaic devices (OPV). A set of six commercially available representatives of main UV absorber classes, commonly used for insulating plastics, were ternary-blended into the active layer, and the OPV performances were recorded under International Summit on OPV Stability standards (ISOS-3) degradation conditions. An improvement in the long-term performance of the OPV devices, manifested in the accumulated power generation (APG) increase for over a factor of 3, was found for 2-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-5-[(hexyl)oxy]-phenol. This improvement is governed by a significantly decreased PCE loss during the burn-in period. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopy, used to trace chemical degradation over time, indicates that the stabilization of the active layer occurs due to a reduced formation of radicals facilitated by the UV screening properties of the additive.

Let's make the use of biobased and recovered raw materials the new standard.

Let's make the use of biobased and recovered raw materials the new standard.

Let's make the use of biobased and recovered raw materials the new standard.